Lily Cole Instagram – Yesterday a woman came up to me to tell me how much she loved the original idea behind @impossible ~ the giving/receiving culture ~ kindness as currency ~ money free space I devoted much of my twenties to trying to build, with a motley crew of wonderful others. It got me thinking about that dream and the earlier one that birthed it…
Impossible Utopias ~ my first little book ~ meanders through a different yet connected assortment of ideas ~ reclaiming utopia as (non)space within which limitless possibilities may arise ~ in the intensity and freedom of the unfettered present moment and the essence of the everyday.
Extrapolating from the etymology of utopia ~ no place & the good place ~ I (think I) argue that the utopic offers an essential driving aspect of our unfolding cosmic reality, but can never be realised, made captive, in a physical form. It is a current, a state of being, not a destination. Funny then, that I later tried to sort of build one! The universe laughs.
‘A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.’ Oscar Wylde 😉
Deep thanks to Carol, Lucy and Gabriel for helping carve those early words and images into this little book. Photos are of early book manuscripts drafted and recently shared by @carolmontpartstudio including artwork by Gabriel Orozco ⚫️⚪️⚫️ | Posted on 17/Apr/2024 15:02:51
